Martin St. Louis moves mother’s funeral because of Game 1 conflict

Martin St. Louis moved the date of his mother’s funeral from Saturday to Sunday because of a conflict with Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals.

The Rangers asked the NHL to move the date of Game 1 between them and the Montreal Canadiens to accommodate St. Louis, but the league would not make the change. The league plan to televise Game 1 after the Preakness Stakes.

St. Louis’ mother, France, died of a heart attack last Thursday at 63. The Rangers rallied from a 3-1 series deficit to the Pittsburgh Penguins and won Game 7 on Tuesday. During the three-game comeback, St. Louis scored a goal in Game 6 on Mother’s Day.

The Rangers plan to attend the funeral as a team Sunday to support their teammate.

I don’t blame the NHL for not moving the game; that’s a pretty huge thing to change and it would take a lot more than the funeral of one player’s mother for them to move it. But that’s pretty cool that the Rangers will join together to support their teammate.

Tip via David B.